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本周二，泰国政府从洪水淹没的岩洞中救出了最后一批被困者，解救12名泰国少年及其足球教练的行动终于画上了句号。 至此，走失的泰国少年足球队成员全部脱险。虽然泰国官员并未透露获救孩子们和25岁的教练身体状况，但从失联时间和营救的恶劣条件来看，能全部生还就称得上一大奇迹。 救援行动期间，少年足球队成员的亲朋好友一直在岩洞附近祈祷，全球都在关注救援进展，包括美国科技业知名企业家、特斯拉和Space X的首席执行官埃隆·马斯克。马斯克主动提出旗下公司帮忙，将救援设备送到岩洞现场。不过后来泰国官方谢绝。 以下是按时间顺序整理的整个搜寻和营救过程。 6月23日——泰国北部一处岩洞遭到洪水侵袭，洞穴内的12名11岁到16岁“野猪”少年足球队队员及其教练失联。 6月24日——救援人员发现迹象显示，失踪者被困于距洞穴入口将近两英里（约合3.2公里）处，但因洞内水位不断上涨，搜救行动不得不暂停。 6月25日——泰国皇家海军海豹特种部队潜水员在洞壁上找到了疑似走失者留下的手印后，开始在洞内安装水泵抽水。 6月27日——搜寻范围扩大。约1000名泰国陆军和海军以及志愿者参与。国际社会也扩大了参与力度，美军救援人员抵达泰国帮助搜救。 6月30日——雨势缓和，潜水员进入洞穴搜寻，但仍未能找到被困的孩子。 7月2日——英国潜水员找到了被困者，无人遇难，他们都被困在洞内水面上方一处岩石上，距洞穴入口约2.5英里（约合4公里）。 7月3日——泰国海豹特种部队潜水员给被困的少年足球队成员送去帐篷、食物、水和医疗用品。泰国官员开始制定救出洞穴的计划。 7月5日——埃隆·马斯克在社交媒体推特上发帖表示，“如有需要乐意提供帮助”。 7月6日——马斯克宣布，将派一批工程师赴泰国帮助救援。同日，参与救援的泰国海豹特种部队队员萨曼·古南在洞穴内潜水时氧气耗尽不幸丧生。 国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺表示，若被困的足球少年和教练能及时获救，并且身体状况允许，将邀请他们前往莫斯科观看世界杯决赛。 7月7日——马斯克提议用一种“孩童身材大小的微型潜艇”。这种微型潜艇由马斯克旗下公司制造的轨道运载火箭改装，可在八小时内完工。 得到泰国方面的更多反馈。主要方式是孩童身材大小的微型潜艇，用猎鹰号运载火箭的液态氧传输管道作为主体。很轻，两个潜水员就能带走，也很小，能通过狭窄的穴道。而且非常坚固。 ——埃隆·马斯克 再次为泰国勇敢又顽强不屈的孩子和潜水队而震撼。体现了人类的优秀品质。 ——埃隆·马斯克 7月8日——救援人员进入洞穴，11小时后带回四名男孩。 7月9日——经过九小时营救，又有四名男孩获救。 7月10日——剩下的四名男孩和教练成功离开洞穴。截至美东时间10日9点30分，一名医生和几位潜水员还在努力撤离洞穴。对救援者来说，洞穴的危险仍然存在。（BT365的网址是多少） 译者：Pessy 审校：夏林 |
The search and rescue portion of the mission to save 12 young boys and their soccer coach who were trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand is over, as authorities brought the final team members out on Tuesday. All of the missing people were brought out alive, though officials have not commented on the health of the extracted children and the 25-year old, but the recovery alone is being called a miracle, given the length of time the team was missing and the harrowing conditions surrounding their rescue. Friends and family kept vigil around the cave throughout the effort and the world was captivated by their plight. Among the onlookers was Elon Musk, who volunteered the services of his company, delivering equipment to the site, though officials ultimately declined to use it. Here's a timeline of efforts to locate, then rescue, the team. June 23—12 members of Wild Boar soccer team (aged 11-16) go missing, along with their coach, in a cave complex in northern Thailand after a flash flood. June 24—Rescuers are forced to suspend the search due to rising waters, despite having found evidence of the team nearly two miles inside the cave. June 25—Pumps installed to remove water after Thai Royal Navy SEAL divers find hand prints on the cave's wall, seemingly of the team. June 27—Search widens. Roughly 1,000 army and navy personnel, along with volunteers, join the search. International involvement expands, as the U.S. military arrives to help. June 30 - Rains ease enough for divers to make their way further into the cave, but still fail to find the children. July 2—British divers find the boys, who are still alive. They were standing on a shelf above the waters some 2.5 miles inside the cave. July 3—Thai SEALs deliver blankets, food, water and medical aid to the team. Officials begin formulating a plan to retrieve the team. July 5—Elon Musk tweets he would be "happy to help if there is a way to do so." July 6—Musk announces he will send a team of engineers to Thailand to assist in the rescue efforts. That same day, Saman Gunan, a Thai Navy SEAL, dies when his oxygen runs out as he's underwater in the caves. Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, invites the team and their coach to the World Cup finals, if they're rescued in time and healthy enough to attend. July 7—Musk proposes using a "tiny, kid-sized submarine" made from one of his orbital rockets. Construction of the sub is completed in eight hours. Got more great feedback from Thailand. Primary path is basically a tiny, kid-size submarine using the liquid oxygen transfer tube of Falcon rocket as hull. Light enough to be carried by 2 divers, small enough to get through narrow gaps. Extremely robust. ——Elon Musk Continue to be amazed by the bravery, resilience & tenacity of kids & diving team in Thailand. Human character at its best. ——Elon Musk July 8—Rescuers enter the cave and emerge with four boys 11 hours later. July 9—Four more boys are rescued after a nine-hour effort. July 10—The remaining four boys and the coach are retrieved from the cave. A doctor and a handful of divers are still working their way out as of 9:30am ET, so there's still some danger for rescuers. |
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